Recyclemania in Action!
R. Kaye Johnston
5 Years of Peer-to-Peer
Engagement in
Recycling and Waste Reduction
Urban Campus in the Heart of the Midwest with 15,473
Students
UMKC is a Public Research University
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AASHE STARS Silver Rating 2012
#13 Recyclemania 2012 in Grand Champion
TOP 50 Cool Schools- 2012 Sierra Club Ranking
Top Sustainable Success Stories 2011 and 2012 by
Mid-America Regional Council
Who- Making It Happen
• Students-
– Environmental & Greek Org
– SGA
• Faculty-
– Class Projects
– Spreading Word
• Staff-
– Time
– Budget
– Planning
Resources
• People-
– Students, Staff, Faculty (Volunteers)
• Funding-
– Mini-Grants
• Recyclemania Store, Alcoa Bins,
• In-Kind
– Staff Time, Budget, Printing, Custodial Serv.,
University Communications, Media
• Service Providers/Vendors
– Haulers, Dining Services, Printer
• Posters and How To’s, Webinars-
– Recyclemania Resources, CURC, KAB
Relationships and Collaborations
• Planning
– Sustainability Team-140 strong
• Interdepartmental–
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Communications
Campus Facilities and Building Services
College of A&S- Faculty
Top Administration, Building Liaisons, Fiscal Managers
• Service Providers/Vendors– Sodexo
– Deffenbaugh
– Missouri Organics
Getting the Word Out
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Word of Mouth
Emails
Social Media
Blogs
Newsletters
Posters
Handbills
Sidewalk Art
Common Ways to
Promote Recyclemania:
Tabling
Posters
Giveaways
Internal
Competition
• Email
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Recyclemania UMKC Style:
Engage Students, Faculty and Staff
• Clean Your Files for
all Departments
• Competitions
• Prizes
• Awards
• Student Peer-toPeer Education
• Waste Free
Wednesdays
• Giveaways
• Awareness through
Art
• Use the Classroom
• Other Events
Clean Your Files
for all
Departments
All Departments
are encouraged
to participate.
Expanded from
1 to 2 to more
than a dozen.
Each year it
grows.
Recycling
Support
All
Departments
are offered
2 95-gallon
totes that
are Delivered
and PickedUp free of
charge.
Department Recycling Competitions
Bragging
Rights
Based upon who
recycles the
most!
Swag and
more
T-Shirts
and Water
Bottles
are
favorites
of Staff
Student Peer-to-Peer Education
• Waste-Less
Wednesdays
• Awareness
through Art
• Classroom
Projects
• Giveaways
Waste-Less Wednesdays
Awareness through Art
Class
Projects
Education on
the
importance
of Recycling
and Waste
Reduction
Giveaways
For all
students
who
participate;
based upon
level of
participation